4 routes the Steelers must consider at quarterback in the draft this year

Option 4: Select the best player available

While there are plenty of options available in this year’s class, the Steelers can’t rule out the possibility of sticking with what they have at the quarterback position and reevaluating the position next offseason. If the Steelers deem that none of the quarterbacks in this class are true franchise quarterbacks, or that the only quarterbacks they like aren’t good enough to justify trading draft capital for, then they should roll with what they have.

The team should not just reach for the position and take someone just because they have a need. The team must trust its scouting department, and if they don’t like a quarterback, they should pick the best player available.

The team has plenty of other needs, including slot receiver, safety, offensive tackle, and linebacker, and could easily find a player at one of those positions in round one. Players such as Daxton Hill, Devonte Wyatt, Jahan Dotson, Trevor Penning, and many others could improve the roster and fill other needs.

Also, rolling with Trubisky this year can allow the team to evaluate him and see if he has an opportunity to be the team’s quarterback of the future. While he may not be, he is only entering his age-28 season and is a former second-overall pick so he is still young and talented. Combine his age and talent with the fact that he learned under Josh Allen and Brian Daboll last season, and it is possible that now in a new situation in Pittsburgh, he could prove himself as a starter.

And, if he doesn’t work out, then the Steelers will have addressed other needs on the roster this year and can go into next year’s draft class and select their franchise quarterback in round one while having a roster with more of its holes already fleshed out. And if the team determines they must trade up for a franchise quarterback next year they can then do that, as players like C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young can possibly be their guys.

If the Steelers still want Malik Willis, they will have to trade up

Malik Willis has been heavily linked to the Steelers, but in order to get him, the team will likely have to trade up in the draft.

Clearly, the Steelers have a plethora of options at the quarterback position, and they are obviously considering taking one this year. While I don’t believe Kenny Pickett and Sam Howell should be under consideration, the four scenarios listed above should absolutely be under consideration in Pittsburgh on draft night.